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					<description><![CDATA[1950-1979 The Harolds Club casino, in Reno, Nevada, held an annual winter holiday party for employees at its Harolds Trapshooting Club in the neighboring town of Sparks, on the Pyramid Highway. The fêtes, which featured dancing, live music, food and alcohol, lasted 24 hours, so every worker could attend. Photo from Wikimedia Commons: by AnelGTR]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><u><img decoding="async" class="alignright size-full wp-image-1496" src="https://gambling-history.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Harolds-Club-cards-by-AnelGTR-72-dpi-3-in.jpg" alt="" width="216" height="216" srcset="https://gambling-history.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Harolds-Club-cards-by-AnelGTR-72-dpi-3-in.jpg 216w, https://gambling-history.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Harolds-Club-cards-by-AnelGTR-72-dpi-3-in-100x100.jpg 100w, https://gambling-history.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Harolds-Club-cards-by-AnelGTR-72-dpi-3-in-150x150.jpg 150w, https://gambling-history.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Harolds-Club-cards-by-AnelGTR-72-dpi-3-in-200x200.jpg 200w" sizes="(max-width: 216px) 100vw, 216px" /><span style="color: #000000;">1950-1979</span></u></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;">The <span style="color: #ffcc00;"><a style="color: #ffcc00;" href="https://gambling-history.com/article-harolds-club/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>Harolds Club</strong></a></span> casino, in <strong>Reno, Nevada</strong>, held an annual winter holiday party for employees at its<strong> <span style="color: #ffcc00;"><a style="color: #ffcc00;" href="https://gambling-history.com/double-the-pleasure-double-the-fun/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Harolds Trapshooting Club </a></span></strong>in the neighboring town of<strong> Sparks, </strong>on the Pyramid Highway. </span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;">The fêtes, which featured dancing, live music, food and alcohol, lasted 24 hours, so every worker could attend.</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;">Photo from <span style="color: #ffcc00;"><a style="color: #ffcc00;" href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Barajas_Bee_del_Harold%27s_Club_(1935_-_1995)_de_Reno_Nevada_-_(2014)_2014-03-24_00-34.jpg" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Wikimedia Commons</a></span>: by AnelGTR</span></p>
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